Pharmacist · Rockford, IL
Pharmacist in Rockford: $5,114/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Rockford at $134,190 a year. About 300 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.04). The 10th percentile is $105,060 and the 90th is $163,400. Pay ranks 294th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($940/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,114 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is La Crosse, about 141 miles away, at $6,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,114
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$134,190
$105,060 to $163,400
Rent (1 bd)
$940
$1,119 (2 bd)
Employment
300
Location quotient 1.04
Pay rank
294th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $134,190.
- Taxes$3,185
- Rent$940
- Other living costs$1,943
- Left over$5,114
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $134,190
- Federal income tax
- −$21,453
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,266
- State income tax (IL)
- −$6,505
- Take-home pay
- $95,967
- Effective tax rate
- 28.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $940
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $575
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,883
Left over each month
$11,183 gross, minus $3,185 in tax and $2,883 in living costs.
$5,114
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: La Crosse, $6,555/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Rockford?
$134,190 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 300 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Rockford?
$5,114 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $940, and pay covers 11.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
La Crosse, about 141 miles away, leaves $6,555 a month, more than Rockford.